Photographs of the Metropolitan Opera [graphic] / Harry G. Schumer ca. 1945-1965

Flagello, Ezio

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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

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The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as current general manager (2021). As of 2018, the company's current music director is Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Met was founded in 1883 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house, and debuted the same year in...

Carelli, Gabor

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Opera singer. From the description of Reminiscences of Gabor Carelli : oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569661 ...

Baum, Kurt, 1910-

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Del Monaco, Mario

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Resnik, Regina, 1922-....

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Traubel, Helen

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Valentino, Frank

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Stevens, Risë (1913-2013).

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American mezzo-soprano. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, July 12, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861600 American mezzo soprano. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : [n.p.], 2 January 1962, to Mr. [Joseph] Chouinard, 1962 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270962262 Risë Stevens, 1913-2013 Risë Stevens was born in New York...

Harvuot, Clifford

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Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992

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Lyric soprano; b. date varies. From the description of Dorothy Kirsten collection, 1938-1951. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958584 ...

Vanni, Helen

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Bergonzi, Carlo

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Tagliavini, Ferruccio, 1913-

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Peerce, Jan

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Jan Peerce (1904-1984) was a noted American tenor. He was born on Jun. 3, 1904 and died on Dec. 15, 1984 in New York. He was engaged as a singer at Radio City Music Hall in 1932, and made his operatic debut in Philadelphia as the Duke in Rigoletto on May 14, 1938. His Metropolitan Opera debut was on Nov. 29, 1941, as Alfredo in La traviata . In addition to opera, he also sang musical theater, most notably in Fiddler on the Roof, and Jewish religious and secular music. His final appearance at the...

Brownlee, John, 1901-1969

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Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017

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Roberta Peters (b. New York, May 4th, 1930) is an American soprano best known for her long career at the Metropolitan Opera. Her parents recognized her vocal talent early and took her out of school at age 13 to study music full-time. Peters was mentored by Jan Peerce, studied voice with William Hermann and was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera at 19, without previous stage experience. She made her debut in 1950 as Zerlina in Don Giovanni as a last-minute replacement for Nadine Conner (her offici...

Thebom, Blanche

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Operatic mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania in 1915, and began her formal concert career in 1941. She was a member of the Metropolitan Opera through 1967, known for her roles in Wagnerian epics. During this period she also toured extensively, including being the first American to perform at the Bolshoi in Moscow. In 1967 she was appointed head of The Atlanta Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Following that, Thebom taught at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock....

Lipton, Martha

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American mezzo-soprano. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 20, 1977 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862492 Born in New York City on April 6, 1913, Martha Lipton went on to win a scholarship to the Julliard School, graduating in 1942 and the following year becoming an Honorary Member of Delta Omicron, a worldwide music fraternity at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In 1944 she ma...

Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975

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Conner, Nadine

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Albanese, Licia

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Epithet: singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x000295 ...

Cleva, Fausto

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Güden, Hilde

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Harshaw, Margaret

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Vinay, Ramon

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Epithet: singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000105 ...

Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004

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Steber, Eleanor, 1914-1990

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Eleanor Steber was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on July 17, 1914. She was the daughter of William Charles Steber, Sr. (1888–1966) and Ida Amelia (née Nolte) Steber (1885–1985). She had two younger siblings – William Charles Steber, Jr. (1917–2002) and Lucile Steber Leslie (1918–1999). She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1940 and was one of its leading artists through 1961. She was known for her large, flexible silvery voice, particularly in the high-lying soprano roles of Richard ...

Svanholm, Set

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Epithet: Swedish singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x0000c0 ...

McCracken, James, 1926-1988

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American tenor; d. 1988. From the description of James McCracken collection, 1953-1990. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70922447 ...

Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-

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London, George, 1920-1985

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Varnay, Astrid

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Votipka, Thelma

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Roggero, Margaret

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Munsel, Patrice, 1925-

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Sayão, Bidú

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Uppmann, Theodor, 1926-

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Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995

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Max Rudolf (b. June 15, 1902, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; d. Feb. 28, 1995, Philadelphia, Penn.) was a German-born American conductor and music educator. He is best known for his work with the Metropolitan Opera, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Curtis Institute of Music. From the description of Max Rudolf papers, 1922-1993 (bulk 1945-1992). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 746316406 Biographical Note Max Rudolf (...

Schumer, Harry G., 1893-1971

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Harry G. Schumer (1893-1971) was Orchestra Librarian of the Metropolitan Opera from 1938 to 1968. From the guide to the Harry G. Schumer collection of opera scores and parts, ca. 1815-1970, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) From the guide to the Photographs of the Metropolitan Opera [graphic] / Harry G. Schumer, ca. 1945-1965, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) ...

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968

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Milanov, Zinka

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Epithet: Croatian singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x0003cc ...

American Music Collection

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Franke, Paul, 1917-2011

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Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960

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American baritone, Leonard Warren (1911-1960), was a leading performer with the Metropolitan Opera for over twenty years, whose significant accomplishments have been overshadowed by his dramatic death onstage during a performance. As a member of the first generation of American-born opera singers to develop a truly international reputation, his success also helped to solidify their position within that prestigious company. Born Leonard Warenoff, the son of Russian immigr...

Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960

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Siepi, Cesare

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Elias, Rosalind

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Angeles, Victoria de los

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Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981

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Eugene Thomas Conley was born on March 12, 1908 in Lynn, Massachusetts, in the Greater Boston area. As a young adult, he worked at the General Electric facility in Lynn to pay for his vocal lessons. Conley sang on local radio stations, and was hired in the late 1930s by Detroit station WWJ, a member of the NBC Red Network, which brought Conley to greater exposure on the NBC networks, including the programs NBC Presents Eugene Conley, and the Magic Key program. Conley made his operatic debut in 1...

Gedda, Nicolai

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Epithet: Swedish singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x00027d ...

Amara, Lucine

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Guarrera, Frank, 1924-

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Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969

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Hawkins, Osie

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Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983

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Sullivan, Brian.

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Hayward, Thomas 1921-

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Madeira, Jean

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Epithet: American singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x0003b8 ...

Schöffler, Paul, 1927-

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Tajo, Italo

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Thompson, Hugh

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Davidson, Laurence, baritone

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Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997

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General manager of the Metropolitan Opera. From the description of Rudolf Bing letter to Hubert Pryor, 1951 Sept. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 614998562 Bing was the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera from 1950 to 1972. From the description of Correspondence from Alma Mahler, n. d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862944 Epithet: KBE, impresario British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Perso...

Pechner, Gerhard

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Tozzi, Giorgio

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Moscona, Nicola

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Hines, Jerome, 1921-2003

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